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SUSE: 2018:0464-1 Important: p7zip Buffer Overflow and Memory Fix

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2018
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An essential security update regarding p7zip for SUSE systems. Significant patches addressing various vulnerabilities disclosed.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

Summary

This update for p7zip fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-1372: Fixed multiple vulnerabilities when processing crafted 7z files (bsc#984650) - CVE-2017-17969: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in a shrink decoder (bsc#1077725) - CVE-2018-5996: Fixed memory corruption in RAR decompression. The complete RAR decoder was removed as it also has license issues (bsc#1077724 bsc#1077978) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2018-319=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-319=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update buffer overflow memory corruption SUSE p7zip

References

#1077724 #1077725 #1077978 #984650

Cross- CVE-2016-1372 CVE-2017-17969 CVE-2018-5996

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1372.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17969.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5996.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077724

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077725

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1077978

https://bugzilla.suse.com/984650

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0464-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue update buffer overflow memory corruption SUSE p7zip

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